By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth “sharply […]
Behind Closed Doors at the IMF
By Jim Rickards Jim RickardsThe Washington, D.C., area is thick with secret agencies with“three-letter names,” such as CIA, FBI, NSA […]
Fundamentals and Policy Keep RMB Afloat
by Hayden Briscoe of AllianceBernstein Even before the recent correction in China’s A-Shares market, a number of investors had expressed […]
China’s Currency Moves
After a volatile month for China’s stock market in July, currency moves made news in August. On August 11, the […]
7 Countries Near Bankruptcy
Puerto Rico defaulted on its $58 million debt repayment this week for the first time in its history. With its […]
Beyond the Greek Impasse
By George Friedman The Greek situation — having perhaps outlived the term “crisis,” now that it has taken so long to […]
The Next Global Reserve Currency
By Chuck Butler I will admit some trepidation in beginning this morning’s commentary with such an audacious title, but long-time […]
Winners and losers in China’s deepening economic slowdown
By JOE McDONALD International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in Beijing, […]
Banking on BRICS
In July, leaders of the five emerging market countries known as the “BRICS” (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
Ukraine Turns From Revolution to Recovery
By George Friedman, Stratfor, The uprising in Kiev has apparently reached its conclusion. President Viktor Yanukovich and the opposition reached […]